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IN EAST GERMANY, SOLVING A MURDER CAN GET YOU KILLED . . .
A gripping and intelligent thriller set in East Germany, during the worst winter in one-hundred years. Perfect for fans of Tom Rob Smith, Phillip Kerr and Joseph Kanon.
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In 1978 East Germany, nothing is as it seems. The state's power is absolute, history is re-written, and the 'truth' is whatever the Stasi say it is.
So when a woman's murder is officially labelled 'accidental death', Major Karin Müller of the People's Police is faced with a dilemma. To solve the crime, she must disregard the official version of events. But defying the Stasi means putting her own life - and the lives of her young family - in danger.
As the worst winter in living memory holds Germany in its freeze, Müller must untangle a web of state secrets and make a choice: between truth and lies, justice and injustice, and, ultimately, life and death.
Stunningly authentic and brimming with moral ambiguity, Stasi Winter is the thrilling new novel from the award-winning author of Stasi Child.
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Praise for David Young:
'Excellent' The Times
'Thrilling' William Ryan
'Masterful' Daily Express
'Fast-paced' The Sun
'Superb. Reminded me of Robert Harris at his best' Mason Cross
'Up there with Martin Cruz Smith and the other greats of the field' Abir Mukherjee East Yorkshire-born David Young began his East German-set crime series on a creative writing MA at London's City University when Stasi Child - his debut - won the course prize. The novel went on to win the 2016 CWA Historical Dagger, and both it and the 2017 follow-up, Stasi Wolf, were longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. His novels have been sold in eleven territories round the world. Before becoming a full-time author, David was a senior journalist with the BBC's international radio and TV newsrooms for more than 25 years. He writes in his Twickenham garden shed and in a caravan on the Isle of Wight. The Stasi Game, his sixth novel, is available to pre-order now. You can follow him on Twitter @djy_writer A detective must risk her life to find the truth in 1978 East Germany, in the new crime thriller by the award-winning author of Stasi Child - for fans of Tom Rob Smith and Philip Kerr. AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Stasi Child was the winner of the Crime Writers' Association Endeavour Historical Dagger 2016, and Stasi Wolf was longlisted for the CWA Crime Novel of the Year 2017. STRONG SALES RECORD: The Stasi books have sold over 50,000 copies through the TCM, and over 100,000 copies across all editions. BRILLIANTLY CONSISTENT: Young's books get rave reviews from broadsheets, authors, and readers alike - from the Daily Express to Abir Mukherjee, Metro to New Zealand Herald. There are 500+ top reviews on Amazon. BASED ON REAL HISTORY: Stasi Winter is set during the worst winter in Germany's history. In December 1978, ice and snow hit north-east Germany cutting power lines and transport links. Young imagines a killer who uses this moment to disguise a murder... Praise for David Young, for fans of Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith, Metropolis by Philip Kerr and Alone in Berlin by Joseph Kanon:
'A masterful evocation of the claustrophobic atmosphere of communist era East Germany'
A gripping and intelligent thriller set in East Germany, during the worst winter in one-hundred years. Perfect for fans of Tom Rob Smith, Phillip Kerr and Joseph Kanon.
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In 1978 East Germany, nothing is as it seems. The state's power is absolute, history is re-written, and the 'truth' is whatever the Stasi say it is.
So when a woman's murder is officially labelled 'accidental death', Major Karin Müller of the People's Police is faced with a dilemma. To solve the crime, she must disregard the official version of events. But defying the Stasi means putting her own life - and the lives of her young family - in danger.
As the worst winter in living memory holds Germany in its freeze, Müller must untangle a web of state secrets and make a choice: between truth and lies, justice and injustice, and, ultimately, life and death.
Stunningly authentic and brimming with moral ambiguity, Stasi Winter is the thrilling new novel from the award-winning author of Stasi Child.
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Praise for David Young:
'Excellent' The Times
'Thrilling' William Ryan
'Masterful' Daily Express
'Fast-paced' The Sun
'Superb. Reminded me of Robert Harris at his best' Mason Cross
'Up there with Martin Cruz Smith and the other greats of the field' Abir Mukherjee East Yorkshire-born David Young began his East German-set crime series on a creative writing MA at London's City University when Stasi Child - his debut - won the course prize. The novel went on to win the 2016 CWA Historical Dagger, and both it and the 2017 follow-up, Stasi Wolf, were longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. His novels have been sold in eleven territories round the world. Before becoming a full-time author, David was a senior journalist with the BBC's international radio and TV newsrooms for more than 25 years. He writes in his Twickenham garden shed and in a caravan on the Isle of Wight. The Stasi Game, his sixth novel, is available to pre-order now. You can follow him on Twitter @djy_writer A detective must risk her life to find the truth in 1978 East Germany, in the new crime thriller by the award-winning author of Stasi Child - for fans of Tom Rob Smith and Philip Kerr. AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Stasi Child was the winner of the Crime Writers' Association Endeavour Historical Dagger 2016, and Stasi Wolf was longlisted for the CWA Crime Novel of the Year 2017. STRONG SALES RECORD: The Stasi books have sold over 50,000 copies through the TCM, and over 100,000 copies across all editions. BRILLIANTLY CONSISTENT: Young's books get rave reviews from broadsheets, authors, and readers alike - from the Daily Express to Abir Mukherjee, Metro to New Zealand Herald. There are 500+ top reviews on Amazon. BASED ON REAL HISTORY: Stasi Winter is set during the worst winter in Germany's history. In December 1978, ice and snow hit north-east Germany cutting power lines and transport links. Young imagines a killer who uses this moment to disguise a murder... Praise for David Young, for fans of Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith, Metropolis by Philip Kerr and Alone in Berlin by Joseph Kanon:
'A masterful evocation of the claustrophobic atmosphere of communist era East Germany'